Sawilmon Hotel, Pontotoc, Mississippi

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Description

This postcard features a black and white image of the three story Sawilmon Hotel in Pontotoc. The building has a large window on the left and the entrance on the right has an arched molding. "First National Bank" is on a sign at the very top of the building, along the roofline. People are standing on the sidewalk in front of the building. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image. The back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Netha Hardeman in Herderson, Tennessee. The card is postmarked Pontotoc, Miss., August 25, 1911. An inscription is written sideways on the left half of the card. [see transcription field]

Transcription

Hello! How are you by now? Your card was such a glad surprise. I am just fine. WE are having hot weather down here. Walked to town this morn and sure felt the heat. Vera This pen is fierce.

Publication Date

1911

Publisher

C. D. Mitchell and Co., Pontotoc, Miss.

Time Period

1910-1919

Subjects

Postcards; Hotels

Keywords

hotels

Geographic Location

Pontotoc, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1911-08-25_Postcard-Sawilmon-Hotel_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 3, Northeast Mississippi Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Sawilmon Hotel, Pontotoc, Mississippi, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University